Pedestrian fatally struck by vehicle Wednesday night on Plank Road
Mar 13, 2025
BATON ROUGE - A pedestrian was killed after being struck on Plank Road Wednesday night, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.Ashley Rivet, 38, died after being struck by a vehicle in the 8900 block of Plank Road around 11:06 p.m. BRPD said it was unknown if Rivet was walking in the roadwa
y or attempting to cross the roadway.This is the sixth crash around the capitol area in the last 24 hours, including one person dying after a crash in Port Allen, a pedestrian being struck in St. Francisville, and four people dying in three overnight crashes, which included a police pursuit into Baton Rouge. Seven people died in total and three others were injured.The driver who hit Rivet has not been booked on any charges at this time.Permalink| Comments ...read more read less